Conductor Jacob Lewis Convicted for Defrauding Fare Revenue
Conductor Jacob Lewis was fined 25 dollars in Dorchester District Court for stealing fares from the Boston Elevated Railway Company. Arrested October 25, he initially pleaded not guilty, then withdrew the plea and pleaded guilty as Judge Churchill presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lewis
Churchill
Dorchester
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Lewis
John B. Moran
William J. Rooney
Corean Emperor Threatens Suicide Over Treaty Silence
Advices from Corea report the Corean Emperor threatening to kill himself by taking opium due to anger at Great Britain's stance on Corea. He objects to the Anglo-Japanese treaty lacking any reference to Corea's independence.
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Victoria
B. C
Corea
Empress of China
Corean
Great Britain
Bogus "Lord" Cavendish Marries Miss Simmons in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs on November 8 detectives and friends weigh if the fast marrying man known as Lord Birtie Cavendish is the infamous Lord Douglas who has wed multiple women. Miss Gladys Simmons traveled to Central Mexico with him and has not been heard from since. Authorities fear she may have been robbed after crossing into Mexico.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Birtie Cavendish
Gladys Simmons
Mexico
Lord Douglas
Detective Bureau
Birtie
Cavendish
South Africa
Miss Simmons
Boston Office Chief Resigns as General Manager
The Columbia Phonograph Company employees presented a solid silver loving cup and a bouquet of roses to Mr. Frank F. Winchell who resigns as general manager of the Boston office at 164 Tremont Street. The presentation speech was delivered by Mr. William F. Howes at the Tremont Street location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Phonograph Company
Frank FE. Winchell
Boston
Tremont Street
William F. Howes
Death Knell for Football Shocks Harvard Alumni
Bill Reid of ae declares football doomed after years of play and policy reviews. He urges Harvard alumni to form a committee to study the game and push major rule changes to end brutality and rule evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Reid
Reid
Harvard
Ww. T. Reid, JR
Fifty Thousand Dollar Theft At Waldorf Astoria
Police claim jewelry checks and cash totaling 50000 were stolen from the room of A. B. Warden the French auto importer at the Waldorf Astoria. The hotel denies any robbery and says Warden was not on the register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. B. Warden
Waldorf-Astoria
Bay State Delegates Named for Immigration Congress
Governor Douglas announced the state's delegates to the National Civic Federation immigration congress in New York on Dec 6 and 7. Delegates include Charles F. Pidgin Joseph Lee Frank K. Foster Henry Abrahams Max Mitchell Prescott F. Hall Frank W. Merrick all of Boston with John Graham Brooks Cambridge Augustus P. Gardner Hamilton and Frank B. Hall Worcester. George K. Gardner of Boston named to the uniform legislation commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Douglas
National Civic Federation
New York City
Charles F. Pidgin
Joseph Lee
Frank K. Foster
Henry Abrahams
Max Mitchell
Prescott F. Hall
Frank W. Merrick
Boston
John Graham Brooks
Cambridge
Augustus P. Gardner
Hamilton
Frank B. Hall
Worcester
George K. Gardner
Commission On Uniform Legislation
Dr Mann Calls Church to Do Parents Work
The Sun day School Union of Massachusetts opened its first annual convention at Trinity Church. Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann urged church action to educate children in religious principles, saying the parent remains the natural educator but neglect has shifted duties to the church.
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Sunday School Union of
Massachusetts
Trinity Church
Alexander Mann
Trinity
Life Insurance Costs Compared In Metropolitan Hearing
John R. Hegeman of Metropolitan Life testified that industrial insurance is markedly more expensive than ordinary life. He compared $1000 ordinary life at 16.55 annually with $984 industrial coverage at 21.20, illustrating the retail versus wholesale cost distinction. He noted industrial premiums average 10 cents weekly, requiring 650 policyholders to be contacted 52 times a year.
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New York
John R. Hegeman
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Hegeman
Penn in Trim for Harvard Ahead of Big Match
Philadelphia Penn athletes rest before travel to Harvard as coach Murphy fine tunes line play and interference. Several players leave training with Stein ill and Stein and Hobson contending for right guard with Fiebson favored to start.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Mike Murphy
Lafayette
Varsity
Dickson
John Harvard
Hobson
Bankart
Robinson
Junk
Rooke
Lamson
Scarlet
Gaston
Sinkler
Levine
Stevenson
Johnson
Carson
Sheble
Greene
Longwell
Dyer
Folwell
Bennis
Lavery
Bradbury
Torrey
Stein
University Hospital
Draper
Ugh Fiebson
Harvard
Revival Services Begin Ahead of Len G. Broughton Visit
A Tremont Temple series opens with Dr. Julien S. Rogers and gospel singer Charles Tillman leading daily meetings in Chipman Hall before evangelist Len G. Broughton arrives. Rogers aims for a landmark city revival with effects felt across New England. Schedule spans Tremont Temple and several Baptist churches with a Saturday procession led by a band.
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Len G. Broughton
Atlanta
Tremont Temple
Chipman Hall
A. C. Dixon
Julien S. Rogers
Moody Institute of Chicago
Charles D. Tillman
Broughton
Rogers
New England
Rughe Street Church
Centralquare Baptist Church
Cambridge
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Hearing on commutation for murder sentence continued
Governor Douglas and council held a hearing on Angles well’s petition for life imprisonment. The defense argued circumstantial evidence doubt and questionable character of witnesses. The session, noting potential mental responsibility doubts and Bristol County anti bias, was extended for two weeks.
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Douglas
Council
Angles
Bristol County
Guild
H. A. Dubuque
Snell
Harvard Catholic Club Special Service At St Pauls Church
St Pauls Church Cambridge hosts a special service for Harvard Catholic Club tomorrow evening led by Father John J Farrell with Father John La Farge preaching his first sermon since ordination La Farge Harvard graduate and former club vice president will soon enter Jesuit novitiate at Poughkeepsie music by Benjamin FitzGerald and club members a double quartet performs Catholic students and alumni are invited to attend and meet Father La Farge
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St. Paul’s Catholic Club
Harvard University
St. Paul’s Church
Cambridge
John J. Farrell
Father John la Farge
Innsbruck
Belgium
Father la Farge
Harvard
John la Farge
Sanders Theatre
Poughkeepsie
Benjamin FitzGerald
D. C. Manning
L. Downing
J. T. Doyle
F. T. Jo
15 Year Old Wife Files Divorce Suit in Lexington
Mrs Earle-House 15 daughter of J Grimes and student in theate schools sues her husband G KR House a Clay county public school teacher for divorce and alimony alleging abandonment and misconduct. The pair married last year while he studied at the State College and the suit has drawn local indignation.
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Lexington
The Rich and the Poor Victims of Catarrh
A historical ad style note on catarrh affecting rich and poor and endorsing Peruna by Dr. Hartman. Includes testimonials from Abraham Lawrence of New York City and Mrs. Clara Litterst of Seafield Indiana describing relief and recovery after Peruna use.
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Clara. Litterst
Seafield, Ind
Governor-elect Guild receives ovation at Veteran Odd Fellows event
Curtis Guild Jr. makes first public appearance after a strenuous campaign, earning a standing cheer from about 500 Veteran Odd Fellows at the American House. He avoids politics, speaks on citizenship, and signs autographs for attendees alongside Rev. Alan Hudson and ex-Gov. John L. Bates.
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Curtis Guild, Jr
Odd Fellows
Alan Hudson
Brockton
John L. Bates
Senator Lodge
Bates
Alfred S. Pinkerton
Guild
New York
Jerome
Philadelphia
Weaver
Douglas
Cambridge girl recounts tale of abduction incident
Eleven year old Florence Saunders of Cambridgeport describes being knocked unconscious on Columbia street by a man, then restrained by a woman with a cloth and later waking at home. Police doubt the abduction story while the family believes her account is true.
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Florence Saunders
School Street
Cambridgeport
Columbia Street
Starving Philadelphia man seeks aid at St Stephen's Mission
Deaf, once from a prominent Philadelphia family, narrates weeks of illness and poverty after arriving in Boston. Stricken by pneumonia on arrival six weeks ago, he lost his hearing and, with funds exhausted, wandered the streets for a week without food before his plea for help at Washington street mission.
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Philadelphia
St. Stephen's Mission
Washington Street
Boston
Man Struck by Car in Narrow Escape at City Corner
John McCarthy aged 48 of West Dedham Street narrowly escaped serious injuries after being struck by a car traveling outward at Kneeland and Washington streets last night. He stepped from behind an inbound vehicle into the path of the other car and was hurled several feet.
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John McCarthy
West Dedham Street
Kneeland
Washington Streets
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N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
John
B. Moran
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Coach Reid
Swell Hotel
Bay State
Immigration Congress
Harvard Catholic Club
Hartman
Aram A. Stiles
Mass
Abraham Lawrence
West 23d Street
Peruna
Hiram A. Stiles
Middleton
Creamery
John T. Connor Corn
Liberal Credit
Frank Ferdinand
Washington and Warren Sts
Udley Street
South Station
North Station
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Puritan Dental Co
Washington St
Upp
Adams House
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